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  Charles II - George II - Tea...

  Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett

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  Charles Featherstone gleefully narrates the uproarious finale of A’Beckett’s Comic History, skewering Britain’s glorious descent into chaos after Queen Anne. Witness thick-accented German kings fumbling through English, ministers auctioning the nation’s dignity, and England drowning in get-rich-quick scams – all while crinolines expanded and sense evaporated. 
  meet George I, shuffling mistresses in and out of palace cupboards while dodging Jacobite assassins; his son George II, shrieking battlefield commands in mangled English (and reportedly dropping his trousers for "luck" mid-cavalry charge); and Britain’s "first" Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, who perfected bribery as statecraft with the immortal quip: "Every man has his price... and mine is remarkably low!" 
  Witness the South Sea Bubble—a frenzy of greed that saw nobles and cobblers alike betting fortunes on "vapor and paperwork" until the economy imploded (though London’s wig-makers somehow thrived). Hold your breath as Bonnie Prince Charlie’s tartan-clad Jacobite rebels storm south in the ’45 Rising, only to collapse into farce when the prince reportedly fled a dessert fork "quivering in his pudding." And marvel at Britain’s global gambles: empires built on naval mutinies over rancid limes, colonial cash-grabs, and taxes on everything from windows to gin—all while Germanic kings gazed wistfully toward Saxony. 
  Perfect for fans of Blackadder the Third and The Perfect for fans of Blackadder the Third and the screwball intrigue of The Favourite, this riotous finale proves Britain’s "Enlightenment" was really enlightened self-interest—a stumble toward greatness paved with blunders, bribes, and enough powdered wigs to choke a horse.

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  Knitted Riddles of the Yarn...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  Amid the woolen mill shadows of Threadhaven, where knitters loop riddles into yarn and wool merchants bargain with threads of the unknown, knitter Lila tangles a clue with merchant Garrick, whose deals conceal a pattern of pilfered designs. Their yarn, looped in thread vows and bargain-kissed needles, untangles truth—or snarls in woolen knots of deceit. As they unravel through shadow-laced looms and clue-bound spools, tangled by yarn wardens and pattern rivals, Lila's knitting craft merges with Garrick's merchant cunning, unveiling a woolen legend of knitted revelation. When a snagged thread summons moth illusions, they must loop the clue to weave the end. In the riddle of knitted yarns, where every loop hints at solution and every bargain reveals a twist, their soft mystery becomes the pattern that binds the mill's secrets.

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  Lessons in Life - Part 1 -...

  Peter Burgess

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  This audiobook contains 5 short stories for children. These are titled:1.  A Dragon and Child Story2. Confidence is the Key to Success3. The Fox and the Grapes4. The Mysterious Story of a Wolf and a Girl5. The Boy and the Bear in the BoatEach short story contains a positive life message for the listener, and is only a few minutes in length to try and retain interest.

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  We Built This City: Los Angeles...

  Philip Wolny

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  Perfect narrative non-fiction for young learners! We Built This City: Los Angeles teaches the history of the land that is now Los Angeles, the Tongva people, the immigrants that helped settle Los Angeles--like Mexican, Korean, Thai, Armenian, Iranian, and Russian, and more--and the city's metamorphosis into an entertainment and cinematic hub. It also features interesting sights to see when visiting Los Angeles like Dodger Stadium, the Hollywood sign and Chinatown. Also included are historical and current pictures of Los Angeles, a chronology of events in LA (from 1771-today including 2028, the year LA is scheduled to host the Olympics), chapter notes, suggested reading, glossary, and index.

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  The Outsider

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  Alienation has become the normal state of affairs in modern life, but none of us has ever been quite as lonely or ill at ease as The Outsider.

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  David Bussau - Facing the World...

  Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

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  David listened to what the others said and thought for a few moments. He didn't often talk to the other boys about what he was thinking, but this time he opened his mouth and said, "I'm going to be a millionaire and retire by the time I'm forty!" David Bussau grew up in New Zealand boys' homes where expectations of the young men were grim. David shattered those expectations, emerging as an enterprising teenager running a rented hot dog stand. Numerous business ownerships and financial success followed, and with that success, a vision to provide natural disaster relief and aid to the poor in Australia, Indonesia, India, and beyond. Today David's work continues through Opportunity International, a worldwide aid organization that offers small business loans to help the poor start and grow their own businesses. Certain of his direction, this hero to the world's poor is looking ahead, using business to advance the kingdom of God.

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